hem in someone/something

Examples of hem

hem
But the collars, cuffs and hems of linen undergarments signalled a common fascination with cleanliness and display among most social ranks.
Long nightdresses and dressing gowns were mentioned as being a problem, due to the risk of tripping on the hem.
Today it is hemmed in by similarly large buildings on all sides but the south.
The problem is that the robot has to apply a constant force onto the part to be hemmed, so robot deviations cause bad hemming results.
One possibility of accounting for the generic reading of dinosaurs and hems here is to treat (i) and (ii) on a par with irrealis there-clauses.
It would have a very big hem underneath that you would let down as you grew.
The hospitals, which needed to expand, were hemmed in by surrounding development.
In other words, they were powerfully hemmed in by the punitive structural power of capital in international markets.
A belt cinched around the waist could temporarily raise the hem of the dress to hide it under a coat.
Raising the hem would also give the added effect of exposing the knees.
So hemming with robots is an interesting alternative, at least for models with a low quantity, because the cell can easily be adapted to a new type.
Their accounts of their violence are hemmed in by denial and disavowal and in this sense their ability to be reflexive about their behaviour is often severely restricted.
She shortened the hem of her skirt.
There might be slight differences to accommodate body type, such as a hem line that is slightly higher on one singer than another or a neck-line that dips slightly lower.
European farmers are, in truth, caught in a stranglehold that both hems them in and that hastens their extinction.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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